Some of you might be wondering why we've started to watch a movie about the stoning of an Iranian woman in the middle of reading a book about American History. Well folks, I am a big believer in the fact that you guys are smart enough to be able to switch back and forth between topics, so we'll go back to American history next week. For now, let me explain why we're watching this movie now. This movie was actually suggested to me by Katherine and after I watched it, I felt that it directly correlated to what we'd been talking about during both our one-day Global Kids seminar and in our english/global research paper -- human rights.

This topic also has to do with current events. Iran is a country that, mark my words, will have a great affect on the world in the next 20 years. They are now developing a nuclear bomb, which is against international law and against the wishes of almost every other country. I think there will be a major crisis around this country within the next 5 years, if not sooner. This movie, which takes place in Iran, is based on a true story. To this day, in Iran, stoning still remains as a very real punishment for women who break Iran's version of the law. Something else to keep in mind about the country of Iran. Iran was just elected to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This is an international group that is supposed to work for women's rights around the world and conduct reviews of nations that violate women's rights -- does anyone see the irony in that? This election came just one week after one of its senior clerics (holy men) declared that women wearing revealing clothing are to blame for the earthquakes around the world. Yes, I did not mistype that statement. So, in the same way that you're all aware of what's now going on in North Korea, pay attention to what's going on in Iran.

Note: Try to get to HF class on time/early on Wednesday, as we have about 40 minutes of the movie left and I don't want to have to cut it off before the end.

I think this was horrible. It upsets me to see when women are being abused my men. It depends on what type of person you are. If you know that it is wrong and you see it happening you want to stop it. If you have done it then you promote it. The thing is that this happens in real life. People are getting in problems like this and the one who is being accused has no real right or say to protect themselves.

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Randy

5/5/2010 01:12:32 pm

The world is a strange place. People are strange in their own ways. What people of power are constantly looking for is control over anything. They don't choose to think about others until it is too late or they are forced to. It's pretty disappointing to know how poorly women are treated just because they are women and they are irrelevant in today's society. People have their own ways of managing things and making the rules. Some of them bad, others good. We don't have the time to fix every minor error out there in the world, but I do believe something unexpected is destined to occur if these minor errors combine to produce bigger errors. I also believe there is some sort of tension building up between the enemies that will lead to confrontations.

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Regina

5/6/2010 03:16:23 am

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Katherine

5/6/2010 11:59:13 am

Wow the movie is really good. I thought Ms.Cohen had already seen it.Its really sad and I was so amazed of how long she remained alive even after like 300 rocks thrown at her. Did the woman really survive for so long? If she did that should of been the third sign to that man who asked for one from the beginning!

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Ms. Cohen

5/6/2010 12:04:35 pm

Yes, there were many signs, but as with many people, you don't get that they're signs until it's too late... And I have seen the movie before Katherine -- I would rarely show you a movie I hadn't seen before... :)

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Andreina

5/6/2010 01:45:06 pm

The movie was great, touching, and pretty much showed everything that we have been talking about in English and Global. However, I do not ever want to see the movie again. The scene in which she was getting stoned stood in my mind throughout the whole beginning of math and during my game. I even told Eileen about it. I guess the stoning was too sad for me to watch and handel . I know poor me even though I know I was not the only one who felt that way. Overall, the movie was one of the best films I have ever seen.

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Justin

5/9/2010 02:34:23 pm

I think that this is a great movie. It is touching and it shows the reality in the Middle East. I was disturbed by the stoning. I didn’t have any idea that stoning went that way. I thought there was one big rock and if the person was lucky, they will die on the spot. It was horrible to see all of the little rocks thrown at her face and making her bleed. Soraya didn’t have a good outcome but her aunt did have a good outcome. At the end, I thought that the man was going to be stoned as well because the care didn’t start but he was lucky enough to get away. I think I can agree with Angie, this is one of the best movies I ever seen.

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